A Whittier Police Department officer and suspected gunman were wounded in a shooting Monday evening and taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center in unknown conditions.
The shooting occurred in the 7300 block of Pickering Avenue, near Penn Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The shooting occurred just before 9 p.m., Fox11 reported, citing information from the sheriff’s department.
The hospital was formerly known as LAC+USC Medical Center.